Meaning

3 senses
  1. (intransitive)To send a telegram.

  2. (transitive)To send a telegram to (a person).

  3. (transitive)To send (a message) in a telegram.

Examples

65 sentences
  1. When did you receive the telegram?

    Коли ти отримав телеграму? — shanghainese

    ruКогда ты получил телеграмму? — joulin

    deWann haben Sie das Telegramm empfangen? — Vortarulo

  2. Tom received a telegram.

    Том отримав телеграму. — deniko

    ruТом получил телеграмму. — marafon

    deTom erhielt ein Telegramm. — Esperantostern

  3. I received a telegram from her.

    ruЯ получил от неё телеграмму. — marafon

    deIch habe ein Telegramm von ihr erhalten. — Wolf

  4. She sent me an urgent telegram.

    ruОна прислала мне срочную телеграмму. — afyodor

    deSie schickte mir ein Eiltelegramm. — xtofu80

  5. I'd like to send a telegram.

    ruЯ хотел бы отправить телеграмму. — marafon

    deIch möchte ein Telegramm aufgeben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Origin

From tele- + -gram.

From tele- + -gram.

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Forms

telegrams, telegramming, telegrammed, telegrammed
Base formtelegram · to telegram
3rd person singulartelegrams
Present participletelegramming
Past simpletelegrammed
Past participletelegrammed

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytelegram
he, she, ittelegrams

Past simpleLesson

all personstelegrammed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave telegrammed
he, she, ithas telegrammed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill telegram

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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